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Smell of human stress can affect dogs' emotions, leading them to make more pessimistic choices (phys.org)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

this is such bad news for my dog.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Your dog recognises you're trying your best, and is there for you, in the same way that you are there for your dog — one of the reasons dogs evolved to be so in tune with human stress is because often they're more than pets, they're our partners.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

So that's why the dogs were avoiding me this morning when I was crying in bed.